Chip is killed accidentally while trying to rape a blonde girl, who runs. Silver becomes the number one suspect even though she has an alibi, but due to previous brushes with the law she's sent to Girls Town, a home for young women in trouble with the law which is run by nuns. Silver is rebellious and causes trouble at the school, and her friend Sarafina totters near the brink of self-destruction because of an infatuation with a young singer. Meanwhile Chip's father hires a detective to find out the truth, and Chip's friend Fred gets Silver's sister in trouble at a drag race. Silver has a lot of problems all right.
Acting
Mamie Van Doren's glare could curdle milk
Costume
Sweater sets and rebellion never looked so contradictory
Score
Paul Anka and Mel Tormé somehow share this universe
Director
Charles F. Haas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 1950s 'teenpic' explosion that exploited parental fears while selling tickets to those same delinquent teens. Hypocrisy: the original double feature.
Mamie Van Doren was Universal's answer to Marilyn Monroe, which tells you everything about how this movie treats its star. The studio literally built her as 'replacement blonde.'
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